Australia vs India: Remembering the evergreen Adelaide Test of 2003

Day 2: Kumble's magic and Indian comeback

Anil Kumble took three wickets in the same over including Ricky Ponting

On Day 2, Ponting with his overnight score of 176 continued his onslaught on clueless Indian bowlers and shared an 83-run partnership with Jason Gillespie for the eighth wicket. Punter raced to 242 with the help of 31 boundaries.

But soon after the lunch Anil Kumble, who was brought into the series not as a first choice spinner, had got a chance to play in the Test only because of the absence of the first choice spinner Harbhajan Singh due to injury, struck thrice in a single over to end the Punter's onslaught and cutting short the Aussie score at 556. Anil's bowling figures read 5 for 154 adding one more five-wicket haul to his growing kitty.

Indian openers Virender Sehwag and Aakash Chopra started well reaching 66/0 in 11 overs before Aakash Chopra fell for 27 to pacer Andy Bichel. The latter soon removed the dangerous looking Sehwag and sent Sachin Tendulkar back to pavilion soon after he had opened his account.

A mix-up between captain Sourav Ganguly and his deputy Rahul Dravid ended in a run-out of the former leaving India in tatters at 85 for 4 just before Tea. The task was up to the new batsman VVS Laxman to forge a partnership with Dravid in order to take their team to safety.

Post tea, Dravid and Laxman dropped the anchor, steadied the Indian ship and ensured no more causalities on the day. At the stumps of Day 2, India were 180/4 with Dravid batting at 43 and Laxman going past the half century mark.